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Queensland is the second-largest state in Australia. As at 2020, it contained more than 1000 protected areas. In August 2023, it was estimated a total of 14.5 million hectares or 8.38% of Queensland's landmass was protected.
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Protected areas of Queensland. Lockyer National Park is a national park in north of the Lockyer Valley Region in South East Queensland, Australia. The landscape is dominated by the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and features sandstone gorges and eucalypt forest.
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) is responsible for the care and protection of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It uses a range of tools to manage the marine park including Acts and Regulations, zoning plan, plans of management, traditional owner agreements, partnerships, stewardship and best practice, education, research an...
Extent
The marine park lies east of the mainland coast of Queensland, starting in the north at Cape York. Its northern boundary is the circle of latitude 10°41'S (running east up to the eastern edge of the Great Barrier Reef at 145º19'33"E), thereby encompassing those few uninhabited Torres Strait Islands that are east of Cape York, south of 10°41'S and north of 11°00'S. The largest of those island are Albany Island (5.9 km2 or 2.3 sq mi), Turtle Head Island 12.8 km2 or 4.9 sq mi and Trochus Island...
Protected area designation
As of 2016, zones within the marine park has been categorized into the following IUCN protected area categories: 1. IUCN Category Ia with an area of 859 square kilometres (332 sq mi) being about 0.2% of the marine park's area, 2. IUCN Category II with an area of 114,309 square kilometres (44,135 sq mi) being about 33%, 3. IUCN Category IV with an area of 15,027 square kilometres (5,802 sq mi) being about 4% and 4. IUCN Category VI with an area of 213,769 square kilometres (82,537 sq mi) being...
In 1975, the Government of Australia enacted the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975, which created the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, and defined what acts were prohibited on the Reef. Joe Baker, who was involved in the bid to make the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage-listed in 1981, was a founding member of the Great Barrier Reef ...
Crown-of-thorns starfish
The crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), while native to the reef, poses one of its greatest threats when outbreaks occur. Several efforts have been made to identify and control these outbreaks, including the COTSBot developed by Queensland University of Technology. These outbreaks and subsequent threats have led to an increase in awareness and appearances in mainstream media, as industry and conservation groups try to control the COTS and protect the reef. An infographic explaining...
Outlook for the Reef
The Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014,published every five years, examines the Great Barrier Reef's health, pressures, and likely future. The report is required under Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975(section 54) and aims to provide a regular and reliable means of assessing reef health and management in an accountable and transparent way. The report finds the greatest risks to the Reef are still climate change, land-based run-off, coastal development, some fishing impacts, illegal...
The Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park is a marine protected area located in Queensland waters adjoining the Great Barrier Reef. It was created on 5 November 2004 by the amalgamation of the following former marine parks – the Mackay/Capricorn Marine Park, the Townville/Whitsunday Marine Park, the Trinity Inlet/ Marlin Coast Marine Park and the Ca...
Protected areas of Australia include Commonwealth and off-shore protected areas managed by the Australian government, as well as protected areas within each of the six states of Australia and two self-governing territories, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, which are managed by the eight state and territory governments.
Growing the protected area estate. Information about Queensland’s protected area estate and its expansion.
